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Buxus sempervirens, the common box, European box, or boxwood, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Buxus, native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia, from southern England south to northern Morocco, and east through the northern Mediterranean region to Turkey.
19th-century English flute made of boxwood (detail) Due to its high density, resistance to chipping, and relatively low cost, boxwood has been used to make parts for various stringed instruments since antiquity. [11] It is mostly used to make tailpieces, chin rests and tuning pegs, but may be used for a variety of other parts as well.
Pachysandra / ˌ p æ k i ˈ s æ n d r ə / [1] is a genus of five species of evergreen perennials or subshrubs, belonging to the boxwood family Buxaceae.The species are native to eastern Asia and southeast North America, some reaching a height of 20–45 cm (7.9–17.7 in), with only weakly woody stems.
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Buxus 'Green Velvet' or Green Velvet Boxwood is a hybrid boxwood cultivar. Its parent species are B. sempervirens × B. microphylla var. koreana. It is a broad, compact shrub that grows to 3 to 4 feet (0.91 to 1.22 m) tall and 3 to 4 feet (0.91 to 1.22 m) wide. The leaves are evergreen, glossy and borne oppositely.
The Buxaceae are a small family of six genera and about 123 known species [2] of flowering plants.They are shrubs and small trees, with a cosmopolitan distribution.A seventh genus, sometimes accepted in the past (Notobuxus), has been shown by genetic studies to be included within Buxus (Balthazar et al., 2000).